“It’s a magical space where we hope to inspire people,” David Bishop, of Habitudes, said. He runs the pottery and retail side of the nursery.

The trails, Bishop added, are a “showcase for living well.” They allow people to see different areas.

Products range from a small plant for $3 to a cement table for $2,000. Most offerings are drought friendly.

Many vegetable plants are also available.

“We want to get people connected to their gardens and eating right,” Bishop said.

Frank Berry, of Southwinds Landscaping, and the owner and lease holder of the land, said he was drawn to the nursery as a way to do something different.

“We’re doing really large residential places like Crystal Cove,” Berry said of his landscaping company. “I always wanted to bring the landscape together for other people, too. I wanted a garden that was functional for the people and looked good.”

“We want to get people connected to their gardens and eating right,” Bishop said.

The soil is nutrient rich, Berry said, and allows people to grow food in smaller spaces.

The nursery also does wholesale distribution.

One of the things that makes the nursery it unique is the number of large trees on the property. The trees, Berry said, are from orchards Irvine Co. and other develops are bulldozing to make room for new developments. Habitudes at the Nursery by Southwinds extracts the plants and then sells them to customers eager for mature trees in their yards.

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